Motorola MOTOSURF A3100 User manual

welcome
The MOTO SURF ™ A3100 is a phone with a distinct
edge—personalization, music, videos, and e-mail—all in a
streamlined, intelligent, touchscreen phone.
The power to multitask is paired with cutting edge
Microsoft™ Windows™ Mobile technology:
Wi-Fi ,
Bluetooth® , 3MP camera , full HTML browser , GPS
satellite navigation
, full multimedia support , and
more…all in a stylish and ultra-thin design.
Use this Quick Start Guide to get you going and then see
the User’s Guide for more—and don't worry, we've even
made the User’s Guide easy to use. Enjoy!
more information
on the Web: www.motorola.com/myMotoSurf
on the phone: Tap Start > Help
Caution: Before using your phone for the first time,
please read the
important legal and safety
information at the back of the User’s Guide.

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your phone
yo ur pho ne
Call/Answer Key Microphone
Navigate & select
menu items.
End/Back Key
JogBall
Power/Standby Key
Volume Keys
Charge & connect.
M
icro USB Connector
Make & answer calls.
CameraKey
Stylus
3.5mm Headset Jack
To u chscreen Display
CameraLens & Flash
Video Call Lens Light Sensor
Dims or brightens display.
End calls or return
to Today screen.

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menu map
me nu map
To open the menu from the
Todayscreen, tap
Start .
é Today
ê Calendar
ë Contacts
g Internet Explorer
& Messaging
l Phone
c Windows Media
Recent Programs
í Settings
• Personal tab
•
System tab
•
Connections tab
This is the standard main
menu layout. Your phone’s
menu may be different.
ì Programs
• Documents To Go
•Games
• ActiveSync
• Calculator
•Camera
• File Explorer
• FlashLight
• Getting Started
• Google
• GPSXtra
• Internet Sharing
• JBlend Java
• Master Clear
• Messenger
• Notes
• Pictures & Videos
• Remote Desktop
• RSS Reader
•Search
• SIM Manager
• Streaming Player
• Task Manager
• Tasks
•STK*
• Windows Live
4 Help
* Optional

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let’s go
le t’s go
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cover SIM
storage card battery
replace cover charge
removing battery removing storage card

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basics
basics
a few essential basics
turn it on & off
Press and hold W (top of phone) for a few seconds to
turn the phone on and off. Press
W to put the phone in
standby mode.
touch tips
Four handy ways to navigate:
tap
Gently apply pressure on the
display screen to select an
item.
Tr y this: tap
Start to open the
start menu.
Start
Wednesday
June, 4
AM
PM
No upcoming appointments
Outlook (0)
Other (0)
SMS (0)
MMS (0)
Phone Contacts
Today
Calendar
Contacts
Internet Explorer
Messaging
Phone
Windows Media
Recent Programs
Program
Settings
Help

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basics
tap & hold
Tap and hold to see further
menu options.
Tr y t h i s : tap and hold an
appointment in
Calendar to
view the options.
Note: Ta p x or ok to close the
window.
drag
Tap and hold the scroll bars,
or centre of the screen,
then drag up, down or
across.
Tr y this: drag through a
website.
Programs
Aug 08,08
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10
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Menu
S M T W T FS
New Appointment
Beam Appoitment...
Delete Appointment
Send as Appointment
Reply
Reply All
Cut
Copy
Paste
Internet Explorer
Favorites
http://windowsmedia.com/
News Blogs
News Videos
Online Directory
Press Releases
Free Job Post
Celebrity News
World News
Menu

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basics
flick
Similar to dragging, but
with lighter, quicker strokes,
up or down.
Tr y t h i s : flick through your
list of
Contacts .
jog ball
Roll the jog ball S up, down, left, or right to scroll to and
highlight menu items. Press the center of the jog ball
s
to select an item.
color status
The color of the jog ball changes to show the phone
status:
•Blue - (or yellow when roaming) - incoming call,
notification or missed call
Phone
MenuMenu
Chris
Tom
Mandy
Paula
Scott
Sanjay
Adrian
Larry
Meera
Katherine
Julie
Donovan

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basics
•Red - low battery
•Amber - charging
•Green - fully charged
Today screen
The Today screen appears when you turn on the phone.
Press
é to return to the Today screen at any time.
Note: Your Today screen may look different to this one.
Start
NO SIM
June 04, 2008
AM
PM
No upcoming appointments
0 Emails (Outlook)
0 Messages
Lock Contacts
Status Fields
Start Menu &
Status Indicators
Carousel
Drag left or
right to access
the weather
forecast,
bookmarks,
and more.
Tap to select

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storage card
s to r ag e ca r d
cool content & loads of space
View the available memory on your storage card.
Find it: Start > Settings > System tab > Memory > Storage Card tab
Check out all the content on the microSD storage card
supplied with your phone. The content can include many
exciting applications to help you make the most of your
new phone.
To install the applications , follow the on-screen
instructions.
You can use your microSD storage card (up to 32 GB) to
install your applications and store more content , such
as music, photos, video clips, documents and data.
Note: Dependent on country of purchase
We have some great applications waiting to be installed
on your MotoSurf A3100.
Here's how you install them.
1 Go to Start > Programs > File Explorer
2 Navigate to your storage card by clicking on the drop
down "My Device" and select "Storage Card"

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storage card
3 Click on the folder "Moto Apps Package"
4 Click on MotoAppInstaller.exe
Tip:
Maximise your on-board memory by choosing to
install applications on your storage card. And if you have
uninstalled any of these applications, just kick off the
installation again by going through the above steps.

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calls
calls
it’s good to talk
make & answer calls
To make a call, tap Start > Phone then enter a number and
tap
Talk or press è . To answer a call, tap Answer or press
è when your phone rings or vibrates.
end calls
Press é .
redial a number
1 From the Today screen, press è to see a list of
recently dialed calls.
2 Scroll to the entry you want to call and tap Call .
go handsfree
Tap Speaker On during a call to turn the handsfree speaker
on. A
U at the top of your display indicates the speaker
is on. Tap
Speaker O to turn the handsfree speaker off.
Note: The handsfree speaker won’t work when your
phone is connected to a car kit or headset.

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calls
in-call menu
During a call you can tap the in-call option to:
• Hold or Unhold - hold the call.
• Mute or Unmute - silence your microphone.
• Speaker On or O - turn handsfree speaker on or off.
• Contacts - access list of contacts.
• Note - make a quick note.
Note: You can access other in-call options, such as Call
History
, Con erence , or Turn Hands ree On or O , by tapping Menu .

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contacts
contacts
met someone new? save their number.
save a contact
1 From the Today screen, tap Phone and enter the
number.
2 Tap Menu > Save to Contacts > New Contact .
3 Select whether to save it on your phone ( Outlook Contact )
or on your SIM card ( SIM Contact ).
4 Enter the contact details and tap Save again.
call a contact
1 Tap Start > Contacts .
2 Flick through the list to highlight the contact.
3 Tap Call .

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e-mail
e-mail
e-mail has never been this easy
With your new phone, you can send and receive e-mail
messages, wherever, whenever—you just need to set it
up:
MSN or Hotmail e-mail
1 Tap Start > Programs > Windows Live > Sign in to Windows Live .
Note: If your network service provider does not offer
Windows Live , use the personal e-mail account
procedure in the next section.
2 Enter your e-mail address and password, then
tap
Next .
3 Choose the options you want, then tap Next .
4 When synchronization is complete, tap Done .
personal e-mail (like Yahoo)
1 Tap Start > Messaging > Setup E-mail .
2 Enter your e-mail address and password, then
tap
Next . Your phone tries to retrieve your account
settings from your e-mail provider.

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e-mail
If your phone finds your account settings, it tells
you. You just have to tap
Next .
If your phone doesn’t find your account settings, it
gives you a chance to enter them. To get this
information, contact your e-mail provider.
3 Enter your name (the messages you send will show
up as “From” this name), then tap
Next .
4 Choose how often you want your phone to check for
new e-mail, then tap
Finish .
Note: E-mail service depends on your e-mail and phone
network service providers. If you have problems setting
up e-mail or synchronizing, go to
www.motorola.com/
myMotoSurf
work e-mail
Note: To get the information requested in these steps,
contact your company’s system administrator.
1 Tap Start > Programs > ActiveSync , then tap Menu
>
Add Server Source .
2 Enter your e-mail address and check Attempt to detect
Exchange Server Settings automatically
, then tap Next .

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e-mail
3 Enter your User Name , Password , and the server’s Domain ,
then tap
Next .
If your phone finds your server settings, it tells you.
You just have to tap
Next .
If your phone doesn’t find your server settings, or
if you skip the automatic detection, you can enter
the settings provided by your company’s system
administrator, enter the Exchange
Server Address (if
necessary, check
This server requires an encrypted (SSL)
connection
), then tap Next .
4 Choose if you want to synchronize Contacts , Calendar ,
Email , and Tasks , then tap Finish .
5 Tap Sync to synchronize with the Exchange server.
create, send & read e-mails
To create a new e-mail :
Tap
Start > Messaging > e-mail account > Menu > New .
Tap
Menu > Insert to add a picture or file.
To quickly read new e-mails :
On the Today screen, tap the message notification area.
To read old e-mails :
Tap
Start > Messaging > e-mail account.

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SMS & MMS
SMS & MMS
it’s good to text
send a message
Find it: Start > Messaging
1 Tap Messages > Menu > New > Multimedia Message or Text
Message
and enter a phone number or contact name.
2 Use the keypad to enter a message (see page 18 for
text entry).
To i n s e r t a picture, video, voice note or file in an
MMS message, tap
Menu > Insert .
3 Tap Send .
receive & read messages
When you receive a message your phone plays an alert
and shows a message indicator, such as
C or : .
To read a new message: on the Today screen, tap the
message notification area.

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text entry
text entry
think computer keyboard, now think smaller
Text entry options are available when the keyboard icon
shows at the bottom of the screen. Tap
Y to change to
another method:
To
delete characters, tap n . To start a new line ,
tap
j . To enter a space , tap the space bar.
text prediction
As you enter letters, your phone might try to predict the
word. Tap the predicted word to select it.
entry modes
Block Recognizer &
Letter Recognizer
Write letters, numbers, and
punctuation in one of the writing
blocks.
Keyboard &
Motorola Keyboard
Tap letters & numbers on the keyboard
to enter them.
Transcriber Simply write anywhere on the screen.
This entry mode recognizes all
handwriting styles.